Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Livestock, LLC / 2023-05-18

Virginia Livestock, LLC

Slaughter Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, May 18
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2171
Receipts
48 head
6 vs last sale 42 18 vs year ago 30 · +60.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 6, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle ( Steers 27, Heifers 21)

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389176.912,45720
HeifersSelectAverage1,700150.002,5501thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,628169.502,76025
SteersSelectAverage1,473135.501,9952thin

Every lot, as filed

7 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale - Front Royal, VA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersSelectNatural1,460110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6061
SteersChoiceNatural1,711161.23/cwt122.00–178.502,75913
SteersSelect1,485161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,3911
SteersChoice1,539178.45/cwt171.00–185.002,74612
HeifersChoiceNatural1,155173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,0041
HeifersSelect1,700150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,5501
HeifersChoice1,401177.09/cwt165.00–183.002,48119

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.